| Deposit ID | 10000865 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A011518 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bluebird Prospect |
| Related records | 10186054 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -144.03336, 61.66215 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valdez-Cordova(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Valdez C-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Valdez NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Valdez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Copper River(hydrologic unit)
Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park(National Park)
National Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Enargite | Ore |
| Result | NO DATA |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| Rock unit name | Chitistone Limestone;Nikolai Greenstone |
| Rock description | Chitistone Limestone;Nikolai Greenstone |
| (1) | -144.03336, 61.66215 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Country Rock Is Cut By Vertical Shear Zones Trending N 45 W To N 65w |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Kotsina |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Park |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011518 |
USGS BULL 745, P. 103
USGS BULL 947-G, P. 131
USGS MF-438, LOC. 72
USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC. 58
BAG-OFR-80-892B-58
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEE ALSO: MOUNTAIN BOY, FORGET-ME-NOT; FOR INTERESTING PAPER ON DIAGENESIS OF CHITISTONE LIMESTONE AND ITS RELATION TO THE NIKOLAI GREENSTONE, SEE USGS PP 1212-A ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | SHEAR ZONES CONTAIN VEINS OF BORNITE AND CHALCOPYRITE IN FRACTUREDGREENSTONE AND REPLACING GREENSTONE; ALSO VEINLETS AND DISSEMINATIONS OF PYRITE, BORNITE AND ENARGITE WITH A LITTLE COVELLITE AND CHALCOCITE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1985 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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